Late-onset Exophiala dermatitidis keratitis after cataract surgery: A case report and literature review
Atsuhiko Fukuto, Suzu Deie, Yosuke Inada, Takashi Yaguchi, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, Taiichiro Chikama · 2026
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Atsuhiko Fukuto and colleagues report a late fungal eye infection after cataract surgery in a 2026 case report with literature review. A seventy-three-year-old man with normal immunity developed corneal infection from a dark-pigmented fungus a full year after uncomplicated surgery. For ten months the problem was mistaken for tissue ingrowth and treated with steroids, which can worsen fungal disease and mask its true nature while invasion continues quietly.
Even strong antifungal drugs by eye and by mouth could not save the cornea, and a full transplant operation became necessary. Sixteen earlier cases of this fungus in the eye are reviewed. Atypical slow courses after surgery deserve fungal testing before prolonged steroid use.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Atsuhiko Fukuto, Suzu Deie, Yosuke Inada, Takashi Yaguchi, Hirokazu Sakaguchi, Taiichiro Chikama |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |